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Creating a data management plan

Give your plan a name in the Plan Overview, and then click 'Edit plan' to start writing your plan.

Once you've created a plan using the QUT DMP tool, you can view its details in the 'My plans' area.

From here, you can edit, share, export or delete any of your plans. You will also see plans that have been shared with you by others.

Select options from the drop-down menus and tick boxes to determine what questions and guidance you should be presented with.

Sharing a plan

The 'Share' tab allows you to invite others to read or contribute to your plan.

Insert the email address of any collaborators you would like to invite to read or edit your plan. Set the level of permissions you would like to grant them via the drop-down options and click on 'Add collaborator.'

Writing your plan

The tabbed interface allows you to navigate through different functions when editing your plan.

'Plan overview' includes basic administrative details, tells you what sets of questions and guidance your plan is based on and gives you an overview of the questions that you will be asked.

When viewing the questions in the 'Edit plan' tab, you will see the different sections of your plan displayed. Click on these in turn to answer the questions. You can format your responses using the text editing buttons.

Guidance is displayed in the right-hand panel. Click the '+' symbol to view this.

Remember to 'save' your responses before leaving a section.

Copying a plan

If you find that you regularly use the same information in all your plans, you can copy the plan and edit the fields to be relevant to your project.

The 'Copy' action is available from the 'My plans' tab, next to only those plans which you own and therefore have the right to copy.

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Exporting a DMP

The 'Export' tab allows you to save a copy of your plan in various formats. This may be useful if you need to submit your plan as part of a grant application.

When you edit your DMP you will need to indicate the new version of your plan. When you export the DMP this version will be used in the document header/footer. You should keep the various versions of the plan and review and modify the current version over time.